Sable Island

Sable Island is a Canadian drama film, directed by Johanne Prégent and released in 1999. The film stars Caroline Dhavernas as Manou, a 16-year-old girl from smalltown Quebec who runs off with her boyfriend Jim to Sable Island, Nova Scotia following the death of her mother; during the trip she regularly calls home to speak to her older sister Geneviève, who reveals family secrets that radically reconfigure Manou's understanding of her life.